How do you decide what is and isn't age-appropriate?

Last Updated: Jul 12, 2017 01:31PM PDT

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Because media profoundly affects our kids' social, emotional, and physical development, we review media from the point of view of age-appropriateness. We rely on developmental guidelines culled from some of the nation's leading authorities to determine which content is roughly appropriate for which ages. But we stress that these are simply guidelines. Our information is there to promote awareness. You remain the expert on your kids. Our guidelines come from published studies and are reviewed by our advisory panel.

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